Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Ekans
151 · #23 · Common · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.14
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 207
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arbok
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai
- Pokédex #
- 23
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ekans plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Acid Spray) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Ekans
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 7 decks
Building around Ekans?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The eggs of bird Pokémon are its favorite food. It swallows eggs whole, so sometimes an egg gets stuck, and Ekans faints."
DDAcid Spray — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ekans or 151.
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Jul 30, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ekans was legal.
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #17⚡
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ASRcristiano # 177 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
PokeMagee Weekly #12 (36 codes winner)
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SEASAC League Challenge #4 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
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Premio Productos sellados 🏆 PITCH BLACK ✅ (CHILE)
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.16 | $19.08 | $0.14 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.28 | $99.00 | $0.25 | $0.11 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ekans is real?
Ekans is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ekans worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ekans is $0.14; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ekans from?
Ekans is from the Pokémon set "151" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Ekans?
Ekans is a Common card in the 151 set.
Other Ekans printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
